Commentary for Yevamot 36:2

א"ל דאי דרב מאי א"ל קשיא דרב אדרב דלמא אמוראי נינהו ואליבא דרב כיון דאיתמר משמיה דשמואל בהדיא ומשמיה דרב כאמוראי לא שבקינן משמיה דשמואל בהדיא ומוקמינן כאמוראי ואליבא דרב

asked him: 'What [objection could there be] if the statement<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra p. 101, n. 13. ');">⁶</span> be attributed to Rab?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. p. 101, n. 14. ');">⁷</span> Is it the contradiction between the two statements of Rab?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'that of Rab upon Rab', i.e., Rab's presumed statement reported by Rab Judah is contradictory to the statement made in his name by R. Huna, supra 17b. ');">⁸</span> Surely it is possible that these Amoraim<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Huna and Rab Judah, both of whom were disciples of Rab. ');">⁹</span> are in dispute as to what was the opinion of Rab!' — Since this ruling was stated with certainty in the name of Samuel, while as to Rab's view [on the matter] Amoraim differ, we do not ignore<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'leave aside'. ');">¹⁰</span>

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